THE STIK-STICK

EXTRACTEUR DE CORPS ETRANGERS

English Abstract

The invention described herein details an embodiment of an instrument that can
be used as a means to extract various types of foreign bodies that are lodged
and/or
become entrapped in a body orifice such as the nasal passage or the outer ear
canal.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is constructed of a molded plastic
in a
shape of an elongated cylindrical shaft, of sufficient length and diameter to
be held in a
persons hand like a pencil

A contact surface at one end of the shaft is modified to present a concave
surface
to engage the outer surface of a foreign body such as a marble, bead, or nut.
That has
become lodged in a tight-fitting orifice. On or near the contact surface there
is an
opening that is connected to a channel running through the cylindrical shaft.
This
channel is connected to a compressible bulb attached to the opposite end of
the channel,
and in the preferred embodiment herein, is an integral part of the handle.
This bulb is
positioned on the handle in approximately the same position that the index
finger would
be, if the instrument were to be held like a pencil. Inside the bulb is a
predetermined and
sufficient volume of a liquid quick-setting adhesive material.

When the bulb is depressed a fixed volume of adhesive material is expelled
from
the bulb, into and along the channel, and out the opening and onto the concave
surface.
Once the adhesive material has been expressed from the opening, the operator
of the
instrument will be able to manually advance the instrument in the orifice
until it contacts
the entrapped foreign body. The instrument is held in place against the
foreign body as
the adhesive hardens, after which the foreign body, now attached too the
contact surface,
can be removed by grasping the instrument and applying a gentle traction of
the device
from the orifice.

Claims

Claims

1. First device to incorporate an applicator of a quick-setting adhesive
material with
the purpose of extracting foreign bodies from tight orifices such as the nares
(nasal
cavity) or outer ear canal.

2. First device to accomplish the above task in a single hand-held device
(i.e. glue
and extracting wand all-in-one.)

3. Simple, fast, and easy method for extracting foreign bodies from tight
orifices,
using less labour, time, and expense than currently employed methods of
foreign body
extraction.

4. Using the "Stik-stick" is painless and does not risk further impaction of
the
foreign object if used as instructed, as opposed to some currently employed
methods.

Description

CA 02261419 1999-02-02
Applicant's Name: Harry Yan Wong
Mailina Address: 3600 ave du Parc, apt #230; Montreal, Quebec H2X 3R2
Description of Invention
The invention described herein details an embodiment of an instrument that can
be used as a
means to extract various types of foreign bodies that are lodged and/or become
entrapped in body
orifices, such as the nasal passage, or the outer ear canal.
The preferred embodiment of the invention is constructed of a molded plastic
in the shape of an
elongated cylindrical shaft A, of sufficient length and diameter to be held in
a person's hand like
a pencil. Please refer to the attached drawings that detail four different
embodiments of the
invention
The contact surface D at one end of the shaft is modified to present a concave
surface to engage
the outer surface of a foreign body, such as a marble, bead or nut that has
become lodged in a
tight-fitting orifice. On, or near, the contact surface, there is an opening
that is connected to a
channel running through the cylindrical shaft C. This channel is connected to
a small
compressible bulb B attached to the opposite end of the channel, and in the
preferred
embodiment herein, is an integral part of the handle. This bulb is positioned
on the handle in
approximately the same position that the index finger would be, if the
instrument were to be
held like a pencil. Inside the bulb is a predetermined and sufficient volume
of a liquid
quick-setting adhesive material.
When the bulb is depressed, a fixed volume of adhesive material is expelled
from the bulb, into
and along the channel, and out the opening and on to the concave surface. Once
the adhesive
material has been expressed from the opening, the operator of the instrument
will be able to
manually advance the instrument into the orifice until it contacts the
entrapped foreign body.
The instrument is then held in place against the foreign body as the adhesive
hardens, after
which the foreign body, now attached to the contact surface, can be removed by
grasping the
instrument and applying a gentle traction of the device from the orifice.
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Representative Drawing